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Food, Candidates, and Campaign Stops

Food, Candidates, and Campaign Stops

Political rally, Courtesy of the Florida Memory Project

Historian Fred Opie looks at what he calls Stumping and Eating. Opie says treating voters to food and drink in exchange for their vote on Election Day has a long history. This segment looks at how political meetings and campaign stops provides the opportunity for a candidate to identify with potential donors and voters and thereby gain their money and votes.

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Feeding the Revolution in Albany, Georgia

Feeding the Revolution in Albany, Georgia

Food and Political Elections in Ohio

Food and Political Elections in Ohio